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MONEY
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Made its money back 5.4Γ over at the box office.
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The Berlin File
"Trust No One. Suspect Everyone."
2013 2h 0m KO
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6.7TMDB Β· 232
ActionThrillerCrime
Synopsis
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When an illicit arms deal goes bad, North Korean spy Pyo Jong-seong finds himself targeted not just by the South Koreans but also his own bosses.
βTrust No One. Suspect Everyone.β
Cast
Ha Jung-woo
Pyo Jong-seong
Han Suk-kyu
Jung Jin-soo
Ryoo Seung-bum
Dong Myung-soo
Gianna Jun
Ryun Jung-hee
Lee Kyung-young
Lee Hak-su
John Keogh
Marty
Numan Acar
Abdul
Pasquale Aleardi
Dagan
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ryoo Seung-wan
- Writers
- Ryoo Seung-wan
- Languages
- German, English, Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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ERA
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Released 13 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, English, Korean.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, shot by Choi Young-hwan. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Cho Young-wuk. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Kim Sang-bum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Ha Jung-woo and Han Suk-kyu and Ryoo Seung-bum carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Trust No One. Suspect Everyone.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ryoo Seung-wan directs. Choi Young-hwan behind the camera. Cho Young-wuk scores. Kim Sang-bum cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in German, English, Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Made its money back 5.4Γ over at the box office.
- 2Released 13 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, English, Korean.
- 4Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, shot by Choi Young-hwan. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Cho Young-wuk. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Kim Sang-bum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Ha Jung-woo and Han Suk-kyu and Ryoo Seung-bum carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Trust No One. Suspect Everyone.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt2357377 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Released under 23 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Choi Young-hwan
- Original score
- Cho Young-wuk
- Editing
- Kim Sang-bum
- Production design
- Jeon Soo-a
- Costume design
- Shin Ji-young
- Makeup / hair
- Lee Hee-eun
- VFX supervisor
- Lee Jeon-hyoung
- Sound
- Kim Chang-sub
- Stunt coordinator
- Han Jeong-uk
- Runtime
- 120 min Β· 2h 0m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $9,000,000
- Box office
- $48,965,210
- Return
- 544% of budget
- Original language
- KO
Also by
Ryoo Seung-wan
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
CJ Entertainment
KR
Filmmaker R&K
KR
- UN
Union Investment Partners
KR
Key crew
- StuntsYoon Jin-yul
- VFX SupervisorCho Yong-seok
- StuntsHan Jeong-uk
- Line ProducerKim Yong-sun
- Digital IntermediatePark Jin-young
- Costume DesignShin Ji-young
- Costume DesignKim Young-mi
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistLee Hee-eun
- StuntsJeong Jin-geun
- Art DesignerIm Se-jin
- StuntsJeon Jae-hyeong
- Production Sound MixerYun Seong-gi
- TranslatorStefanie Y. Hong
- DialogueTed Geoghegan
- Co-ProducerHan Jae-duk
- Co-ProducerKuk Su-ran
- Executive ProducerJeong Tae-sung
- Lighting DirectorKim Sung-kwan
- Sound Effects DesignerPark Jin-hong
- Makeup & HairChoi Hye-im
- Assistant DirectorPark Noo-ri
- Sound DesignerKim Chang-sub
- Camera OperatorSo Jeong-o
- Executive ProducerPark Cheol-su
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- berlin, germany
- spy
- secret agent
- agent
- inter-korean relations
- national intelligence service (nis)
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2013-02-14
Also known as
International titles
- BereulinKR
- L'agentCA
- γγ«γͺγ³γγ‘γ€γ«JP
- Akta berliΕskiePL
- ζζCN
- The Berlin File (2013)MY
- ζζζ‘£ζ‘CN
- ζζθ°εHK
- Berlin dosyasΔ±TR
- ζζθ«ζ°TW
- Berlinski dosijeRS
- ΠΠ΅ΡΠ»ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΊΠΎΠ΅ Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΎRU
- Dosarul BerlinRO
- AgenturaPL
- A berlini ΓΌgynΓΆkHU
